Smithfield, Kentucky Weather
Smithfield, Kentucky — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Smithfield, Oldham County.
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About Smithfield, Kentucky
Smithfield unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where verdant fields stretch towards a sky that often wears a bruised, twilight hue. It lies 21.3 miles north-east of Jeffersontown, KY (from Jeffersontown, KY: bearing 51°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-south-east of La Grange. The land here, a rich loam, holds the memory of seasons past, its contours softened by time and the patient work of generations. Old farmhouses, their paint weathered to a gentle grey, stand sentinel against the horizon, their broad porches offering a silent invitation to pause. Creeks, mere ribbons of silver when the sun catches them, snake through the hollows, their banks lined with sycamores whose leaves whisper in the breeze, a constant, quiet conversation with the air. The very air itself in Smithfield carries a scent of damp earth and sun-baked hay, a perfume that clings to everything. The history of Smithfield is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the waterways that shaped its early life. Once a hub for tobacco and bourbon, the scent of fermenting mash and cured leaves would have been a familiar marker of its economy. Though its agricultural roots remain strong, with cattle grazing on the undulating pastures and corn standing tall in the summer sun, Smithfield has also seen shifts in its economic currents. The quiet rhythm of life here is punctuated by the infrequent rumble of a truck heading to market, a reminder of the outward reach of this contained world. Local traditions, like the annual summer festival, serve as anchors, binding its residents to a shared past and a hopeful present, a testament to the enduring spirit of this place.
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| Location | Smithfield, Oldham County, Kentucky |
| Coordinates | 38.38581°N, 85.25684°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 40068 |
| Area Code | 502 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Smithfield, Kentucky Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Smithfield, Kentucky, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Smithfield includes coordinates 38.385810°N, 85.256840°W, situated in Oldham County. ZIP code 40068. Telephone area code: 502. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
